Operation Bluecoat

Operation Bluecoat occurred from 30 July to 7 August 1944 when the Allied Powers launched an offensive to break out from Normandy in northern France. Two corps of the British Second Army, led by Miles Dempsey, sought to exploit the success of Operation Cobra and the withdrawal of the 2nd Panzer Division from the Caumont area. The attack was costly for the Allies, but it removed some units important to the success of the German Operation Luettich counter-offensive at Mortain, and the British were able to take part in the Normandy breakout alongside the US Army.